The Marshfield High School tennis coach accused of drunk driving and resisting arrest last week in Scituate said he resigned from his coaching position over the weekend, after he had been placed on administrative leave by school officials.

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According to the Patriot Ledger, Christopher N. Jarrell, 28, the head boy’s tennis coach in Marshfield since spring 2010, said he filed his resignation Saturday morning and apologized to school administrators for “recent incidents,” according to an email from Jarrell.

Jarrell, a Newton resident, was arrested Thursday night in Scituate on multiple misdemeanor charges, including second-offense drunk driving, resisting arrest, possession of a Class C drug (Valium) and failure to stop for police. He is scheduled to be arraigned June 12 in Hingham District Court.

The paper reported that the Marshfield’s boys tennis team was scheduled to play a tournament match at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School on Sunday, weather permitting. The contest was originally scheduled for Saturday but was postponed due to rain.

On Saturday, Marshfield High School Principal Robert Keuther said Jarrell was put on administrative leave after officials learned of his arrest. Keuther told the paper that several volunteers have since stepped forward to help coach the boys tennis team for the rest of the postseason.

At about 7 p.m. Thursday, police said Jarrell failed to stop for police for more than a half-mile before finally stopping near the inter section of Country Way and Black Beech Lane. Jarrell violently resisted arrest, court documents say.

Jarrell took a breathalyzer and had a blood-alcohol reading of 0.19, according to police. The state’s legal limit is 0.08.

Because Hingham District Court judges were at a conference Friday, Jarrell’s arraignment was rescheduled to June 12. He was released on personal recognizance.

“He is by no means a flight risk,” said Joseph Cataldo, Jarrell’s attorney.

Jarrell, a certified U.S. Professional Tennis Association instructor, is the owner and director of Commonwealth Tennis, an organization that offers instructional tennis programs in local communities. Prior to Jarrell’s arrest, Marshfield’s recreation department hired the company to lead some of its tennis classes this summer, according to recreation director Ned Bangs.

In an email, Jarrell said he has turned over operational responsibilities of Commonwealth Tennis to executive directors Pamela Buckley and Kenny Weiand.